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Grade 1 Reading & Writing · World 3: Silent E Castle · Level 17
Long or Short?
Hear and see the difference: hop and hope.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 17
- Vowels have two sounds. A short sound, like the o in hop. And a long sound, where the vowel says its own name, like the o in hope.
- A silent e at the end of a word makes no sound, but it makes the vowel say its name! Cap becomes cape.
- Pin becomes pine. Cub becomes cube. Kit becomes kite!
- Your turn! Sort the words: short vowel, or long vowel?
- Listen for the vowel: does it make its short sound, or say its name?
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 1.F.PA.6.b — Distinguish between short and long vowel sounds in spoken one-syllable words.
- 1.F.P.1.b — Identify and produce both long and short vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U, including final -e and vowel digraphs.